100+Word+Speech+Standard+3.2.4

**[|BBC Article: Germ for Pre-Writing Activity] **
 * **The following speech came from an exercise I did with my students in which they had to pretend that they would lose their ability to communicate and had to record their final hundred words on paper in the form of a speech to share with the class; I chose this artifact because it demonstrates that I gave students the opportunity to present and demonstrate their work in multiple forms, whether it be online in the form of a Wikispace, written in an essay, or presented verbally in a speech. **

** My Last 100 Words Speech **

**Although I now know that I will forever lose the ability to speak or write, in no way does that mean that I have lost the power and patience to listen. The beauty of our world lies in the multitude of personalities and voices that exist. A quote from one of my favorite movies is: “in conversation do you listen, or just wait to talk?” Before I would say I waited to talk; now I embrace the power to listen. To all of you who will hear this, keep your ears and hearts open, they are gateways to the world. **